Patients on the new pill also lost weight — up to 16 pounds without reaching a plateau at the study’s end. Side effects were ...

Shares of Eli Lilly soared Thursday morning after the pharmaceutical giant announced a clinical trial of its once-daily ...

When a patient with obesity reports a new symptom, many physicians are quick to focus on the excess weight without exploring alternative reasons. Wrong approach, experts said.

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The pharmaceuticals company says a trial of the pill showed it was similarly safe to injectable weight-loss drugs.